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Over the weekend I watched the Sonic movie that is now about two years old. Just to give my history with this franchise, I have pretty much only played a few minutes of one of the original Sonic games as a kid, and then a good chunk of one of the Sonic Advance games as a teen. Come to think of it, I also played part of the demo for Sonic: Lost World on Wii U. So my experience with the franchise is limited, though I've followed the games with increasing interest over the past several years.
This year, I'd really like to try Sonic 3&K and Sonic Generations on Xbox for the first time. I have them ready to go but I haven't gotten to try them yet. I'm also interested in Mania and Colors. A long form article I read about Michael Jackson's contribution to Sonic music further got my interest piqued last year. Anyway, I've always thought Sonic was okay and maybe a bit too 'edgy' but over time the 90s receded into nostalgia and I like the campiness and retro coolness of the design now.
Anyway, the movie was surprisingly highly enjoyable to me. My spouse and I went in with low to moderate expectations because most video game movies we've seen haven't been great. But it was legitimately hilarious. I was really surprised just how much it had me laughing in the first half hour alone. The lady with no bones...the blue devil... Sonic's antics talking to himself and narrating. It really cracked me up.
Also just by internet osmosis I recognized some of the references like the hilarious use of the Sanic meme drawing, but I'm guessing there are a bunch I missed.
The overall story was enjoyable too. I thought James Marsden and Sonic had good buddy duo comedy. The fight scenes felt pretty inventive with a spin(ball) on the Matrix slo-mo. I was concerned hammed-up Jim Carrey would annoy me but it honestly worked really well for me in the context of the movie. In a way it was kinda comforting to see him totally inhabit a wacky character like he would a few decades back.
It's been five days since I saw it and I'm still surprised just how good it was. Like we saw The Lost City the other night and it was alright but we are both thinking "I can't believe Sonic was so much more enjoyable."
So I'm really curious how the second movie turns out and I'm for sure planning to see it in theaters.
How did y'all like it? What clever references did I miss? Are you looking forward to the squeak-quel?
I thought about posting this in the Off-Topic forum it this side gets much more activity and I figured it's gamig-adjacent.
This year, I'd really like to try Sonic 3&K and Sonic Generations on Xbox for the first time. I have them ready to go but I haven't gotten to try them yet. I'm also interested in Mania and Colors. A long form article I read about Michael Jackson's contribution to Sonic music further got my interest piqued last year. Anyway, I've always thought Sonic was okay and maybe a bit too 'edgy' but over time the 90s receded into nostalgia and I like the campiness and retro coolness of the design now.
Anyway, the movie was surprisingly highly enjoyable to me. My spouse and I went in with low to moderate expectations because most video game movies we've seen haven't been great. But it was legitimately hilarious. I was really surprised just how much it had me laughing in the first half hour alone. The lady with no bones...the blue devil... Sonic's antics talking to himself and narrating. It really cracked me up.
Also just by internet osmosis I recognized some of the references like the hilarious use of the Sanic meme drawing, but I'm guessing there are a bunch I missed.
The overall story was enjoyable too. I thought James Marsden and Sonic had good buddy duo comedy. The fight scenes felt pretty inventive with a spin(ball) on the Matrix slo-mo. I was concerned hammed-up Jim Carrey would annoy me but it honestly worked really well for me in the context of the movie. In a way it was kinda comforting to see him totally inhabit a wacky character like he would a few decades back.
It's been five days since I saw it and I'm still surprised just how good it was. Like we saw The Lost City the other night and it was alright but we are both thinking "I can't believe Sonic was so much more enjoyable."
So I'm really curious how the second movie turns out and I'm for sure planning to see it in theaters.
How did y'all like it? What clever references did I miss? Are you looking forward to the squeak-quel?
I thought about posting this in the Off-Topic forum it this side gets much more activity and I figured it's gamig-adjacent.